May Lau > Baker McKenzie > Hong Kong, Hong Kong > Lawyer Profile

Praised for its commerciality, Baker McKenzie has a strong track record in complex real estate transactions and is commended for its work on matters involving REITs. This is combined with a recent increase in work in the logistics, warehousing, and self-storage facilities spaces. The group stands out for its ability to work on the full life cycle of real estate transactions, from pre-transaction corporate, legal and tax structuring to completion. Immovables expert Edmond Chan oversees the overall group with a strong presence in Hong Kong and mainland China’s real estate industries, as is the wider group, working with developers and investors alike. Jeremy Ong leads the REIT aspect of the practice, May Lau is another key name for real estate transactions, and Rico Chan has a varied real estate practice.

Baker McKenzie FenXun‘s team continues to handle an increasing amount of real estate work involving warehouses, storage facilities and data centres. Practice head Edmond Chan is active in in real estate transactions in the Hong Kong market, and acts for Chinese clients in outbound real estate investments. Other key practitioners in the team include May Lau, who focuses on real estate finance matters. In Shanghai, Alexander Gong, who is part of joint operation firm FenXun Partners, leads the real estate team.